The Educational Technology Department provides academic, technical, and administrative support to CCSF faculty using mediated technology in teaching and learning. This includes support for faculty teaching telecourses as well as online classes and techenhanced face-to-face classess using Insight (powered by Moodle), CCSF's Learning Management System.

Distance Learning

CCSF offers distance learning via online and telecourses.

Definitions of Distance Learning at CCSF

Online Course - an online course is one where the entire content is delivered via CCSF's learning management system, Insight. No mandatory meetings are required. An optional orientation may be offered.

Hybrid-online Course - a hybrid online course is one where some of the course content is delivered using CCSF's learning management system, Insight and some of the content is delivered via face-to-face meetings.

Guidelines for Assigning Online Classes
In order for a faculty member to be assigned an online class, it is a District requirement that the faculty member be well trained in the pedagogy of online learning. Such training is completed with the Educational Technology Department.

Faculty who have not been approved by the Educational Technology Department to teach an online class cannot be assigned to teach either a hybrid-online or a fully online class. Assigning "Staff" to an online section does not meet with this district requirements.

Federal, State and ACCJC requirements for delivery of quality distance education programs support such requirements.

Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact the Educational Technology Department Chair, Cynthia Dewar, at cdewar@ccsf.edu.

Tech-enhanced Learning

A tech-enhanced class is a face-to-face class that uses Insight to supplement course materials and student resources. All scheduled class meetings are face-to-face.

Instructors wanting to tech-enhance their face-to-face class with Insight are required to complete the Insight Orientation Training. Faculty can choose from face-to-face trainings and/or an online option. The online option is self-paced and can be started any time during the academic year. Flex credit may be available for either option. For more information visit http://sites.google.com/a/mail.ccsf.edu/tlc-workshops/